Showing posts with label Jewish. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jewish. Show all posts
Monday, May 28, 2018

Signs and Symbols at The Jewish Museum in New York

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The Jewish Museum in New York has an exhibit titled Signs and Symbols on view through January 6, 2019.  The exhibit "examines t...
Sunday, January 28, 2018

18th century Haftarah Book with Two Gold Stars of David

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Two Gold Stars of David This illuminated, undated codex thought to date from the 18th century consists of a Haftarah… The scribe and...
Tuesday, March 08, 2016

The graves of Jewish soldiers marked with the Star of David since September 18, 1919

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"The graves of Jewish soldiers who died in France will be marked with the Mogen David, "Star of David," according to an ann...
Tuesday, October 21, 2014

The Star of David as an Astral Symbol

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The shape of the hexagram, two interwoven triangles, doesn't convey necessarily an association of a star or a shield or a seal, bu...
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Monday, October 06, 2014

Tombstone of David Moshe Laniero

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Bordeaux; 1731. Fig. 20 from Signum Salomonis by Leite De Vasconcelos (1918) who wrote that it "alludes to the name of the deceased...
Monday, September 15, 2014

Symbol of Synagogue vs. Symbol of Church

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Star of David appears on a flag held by the allegorical figure representing the Synagogue (Synagogua) that stands next to the allegori...
Monday, September 01, 2014

Star of David in Pompeii

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This Mosaic floor, from the 1st century C.E., at the House of Triptolemus in Pompeii is mentioned, along with many other simillar desi...
Friday, October 26, 2012

Star of David Exhibition in New Delhi, India

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/zeevveez/sets/72157631856090944/show/ December 5th 2012 Curator - Rachel Ziv
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Friday, March 30, 2012

My new Gallery about Seder Plates

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Seder Plate from Germany c. 1900 = Source: CC Picture uploaded to Flickr by center_for_jewish_history NYC = See my new   Gal...
Saturday, March 24, 2012

US Army Jewish Chaplain insignia 1943

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US Army Jewish Chaplain insignia 1943 = Source: en.wikipedia entry -Religious_symbolism_in_the_United_States_military 

Hexagram - Designs and Meanings

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Otto Friedrich August Meinardus was a German Coptologist and pastor (1925 – 2005 ). He wrote an article titled The Hexagram or the Mage...
Thursday, March 01, 2012

More Stars of David in the Genizah Project

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I already wrote in 2006-7 about two manuscripts from the Cairo Genizah which include Stars of David, but now that The Friedberg  Geniza...
Saturday, February 11, 2012

1894- Eugen Sandow's Star of David

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 Huge Star of David on Eugen Sandow's chest 1867 -  1925 Jewish founder of body building = =  Courtesy of  Stephanie Comfort...
Wednesday, October 19, 2011

The star of David in Brazil

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Prof. Anita W.Novinsky from Sao Paulo University is an expert on the subject of the Anusim (Crypto Jews, Coversos) in Brazil. I saw a long  ...
Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Stars of David in Adam Rhine's Illuminated Calendar

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Courtesy of Adam Rhine (C)  http://www.amazon.com/Illuminated-Psalms-2012-Wall-Calendar/dp/1602374813/ref=tmm_other_title_0
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Friday, February 25, 2011

I love the Jews in New York.

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Graffiti  Heart symbol spreads rays of love from the Star of David to New York  CC Picture by  Hrag Vartanian from Flickr (c)
Monday, December 13, 2010

Star of David in an Endless Loop

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Star of David in an Endless Loop Mural at Plovdiv Synagogue Bulgaria Courtesy of  Michael Kandel http://michaelslens.com /
Wednesday, January 13, 2010

The sign of the Jewish Daily News

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Star of David lions and Menorah on the sign of the Jewish Daily News London, Soho, Whitechapel, Oxford street Designed by Arthur Szyk (...
Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Star of David Shaped Tombstone

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Star of David Shaped Tombstone at the United Jewish Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio first burial in 1850 Courtesy of elycefeliz from Flickr
Thursday, June 18, 2009

Star of David as a Frame in a Tefillin Cover

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The left Star of David frames the Hebrew word for head (meaning the tefillin for the head) while the right Star of David frames the Hebrew w...